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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-153304
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150428
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150428
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20150428

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000911177
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REFUSE SYSTEMS [4953]
		IRS NUMBER:				030338873
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23211
		FILM NUMBER:		15799752

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		25 GREENS HILL ROAD
		CITY:			RUTLAND
		STATE:			VT
		ZIP:			05701
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8027750325

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		25 GREENS HILL ROAD
		CITY:			RUTLAND
		STATE:			VT
		ZIP:			05701
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Filed by the Registrant <FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT> </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</B> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Definitive Additional Materials </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Copies to: </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jeffrey A. Stein</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">60 State Street</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Boston,
Massachusetts 02109</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(617) 526-6000</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Keith E. Gottfried, Esq.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Morgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius LLP</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Washington, DC 20004-2541</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(202)
739-5947</P></TD></TR>
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number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Casella Waste Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;<U>Casella</U>&#148; or the
&#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), is filing materials contained in this Schedule 14A with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) in connection with the solicitation of proxies from its stockholders in connection with its
2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and at any and all adjournments or postponements thereof (the &#147;<U>2015 Annual Meeting</U>&#148;). Casella has not yet filed a preliminary or definitive proxy statement with the SEC in connection with its
solicitation of proxies to be used at the 2015 Annual Meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Press Release Dated April&nbsp;28, 2015 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attached hereto is Casella&#146;s press release, dated April&nbsp;28, 2015 confirming that it had received notice from JCP Investments, L.P. of its intention
to nominate three candidates to stand for election to Casella&#146;s Board of Directors at the Company&#146;s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Important Additional Information And Where To Find It </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Casella, its directors and certain of its executive officers are deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company&#146;s stockholders
in connection with the matters to be considered at the Company&#146;s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Information regarding the names of the Company&#146;s directors and executive officers and their respective interests in the Company by
security holdings or otherwise can be found in the Company&#146;s proxy statement for its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;19, 2014. To the extent holdings of the Company&#146;s securities have changed since the
amounts set forth in the Company&#146;s proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, such changes have been reflected on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 or Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with
the SEC. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. Casella intends to file a proxy statement and accompanying <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies
from Casella stockholders in connection with the matters to be considered at the Company&#146;s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Additional information regarding the identity of participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security
holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the Company&#146;s proxy statement for its 2015 Annual Meeting, including the schedules and appendices thereto. <B>INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ ANY SUCH PROXY STATEMENT AND
THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY CASELLA WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.</B> Stockholders will be able to obtain the Proxy Statement, any
amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, the accompanying <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card, and other documents filed by Casella with the SEC for no charge at the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. Copies will also be available at no charge
at the Investor Relations section of the Company&#146;s corporate website at www.casella.com, by writing to the Company&#146;s Corporate Secretary at Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 25 Greens Hill Lane, Rutland, VT 05701, or by calling the
Company&#146;s Corporate Secretary at (802)&nbsp;772-2257. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS CONFIRMS RECEIPT OF DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>No Stockholder Action Required at this Time </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>RUTLAND, VT., April&nbsp;28, 2015 &#150; </B>Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management
services company, today confirmed that it has received a notice of nomination from JCP Investment Management, LLC regarding its intention to nominate three director candidates for election to the Company&#146;s Board of Directors at the 2015 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders. Casella stockholders are not required to take any action at this time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company issued the following statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Casella and its Board of Directors are committed to acting in the best interests of stockholders and we will continue to take the actions
that we believe will enable us to create value over the long-term. Casella strives to maintain constructive, ongoing communications with all of its stockholders and welcomes and values their input. In that regard, since earlier this year, we have
had discussions with JCP&#146;s representatives to hear their views on Casella. Despite our open and constructive dialogue with JCP and the good faith manner in which we approached our discussions with JCP, the first time we heard from JCP any
interest in proposing director candidates was when we received JCP&#146;s notice of nominations threatening us with a costly and distracting proxy contest if we did not agree to accept their proposed director candidates. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Our Board is comprised of nine very experienced and highly qualified directors, seven of whom are independent, and all of whom are actively
engaged in overseeing management as it executes on its plans for enhancing stockholder value. Our directors bring with them a broad and diverse set of skills and experiences in addition to the areas of waste management&nbsp;&amp; recycling,
including accounting, finance, information technology, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, investment management, capital markets, capital allocation, capital structure, risk management, and strategic planning. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The Board will present its recommended slate of director nominees in Casella&#146;s&#146; definitive proxy statement and other materials,
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and mailed to all stockholders eligible to vote at the 2015 Annual Meeting. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WilmerHale and
Morgan, Lewis&nbsp;&amp; Bockius LLP are serving as legal advisors to Casella. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Important Additional Information And Where To Find It </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Casella, its directors and certain of its executive officers are deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company&#146;s stockholders
in connection with the matters to be considered at the Company&#146;s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Information regarding the names of the Company&#146;s directors and executive officers and their respective interests in the Company by
security holdings or otherwise can be found in the Company&#146;s proxy statement for its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;19, 2014. To the extent holdings of the Company&#146;s securities have changed since the
amounts set forth in the Company&#146;s proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, such changes have been reflected on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 or Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with
the SEC. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. Casella intends to file a proxy statement and accompanying <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies
from Casella stockholders in connection with the matters to be considered at the Company&#146;s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Additional information regarding the identity of participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security
holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the Company&#146;s proxy statement for its 2015 Annual Meeting, including the schedules and appendices thereto. <B>INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ ANY SUCH PROXY STATEMENT AND
THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD AND OTHER DOCUMENTS </B> </P>

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<B>FILED BY CASELLA WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.</B> Stockholders will be able to obtain the Proxy
Statement, any amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, the accompanying <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card, and other documents filed by Casella with the SEC for no charge at the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. Copies will also be available
at no charge at the Investor Relations section of the Company&#146;s corporate website at www.casella.com, by writing to the Company&#146;s Corporate Secretary at Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 25 Greens Hill Lane, Rutland, VT 05701, or by calling the
Company&#146;s Corporate Secretary at (802)&nbsp;772-2257. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Casella Waste Systems, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Casella Waste Systems, Inc., headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, provides solid waste management services consisting of collection, transfer, disposal, and
recycling services in the northeastern United States. For further information, investors contact Ned Coletta, Chief Financial Officer at (802)&nbsp;772-2239; media contact Joseph Fusco, Vice President at (802)&nbsp;772-2247; or visit the
company&#146;s website at http://www.casella.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>CONTACTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ned Coletta </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial Officer </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(802) 772-2239 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Media: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph Fusco </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice President </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(802) 772-2247 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">OR </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dan Gagnier/Mark Harnett </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sard Verbinnen&nbsp;&amp; Co. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(212) 687-8080 </P>
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